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Accounting and tax support for Independence law firms
Law firms in Independence, Missouri, get monthly accounting and financial reporting from Brent Tucker, CPA. The 7 ZIP codes that serve the city hold 48 law offices with paid employees, according to Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.
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Monthly accounting and financial reporting for small law offices
Where the office already has a bookkeeper, the work is arranged around the books that person keeps.
Your situation isn’t on this list? Tell us about it — every engagement starts with a conversation.
How we help.
The state’s trust account rules
Money a law firm holds for clients — retainers not yet earned, settlement proceeds, funds held for a transaction — is not the firm’s money. The attorney remains responsible for the trust account under the rules.
Services and starting prices.
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Law Firm Accounting
From $900/moFor solo attorneys and small law firms: monthly accounting, financial reporting, business and owner returns, tax planning and CPA consultation.
Starting prices. Your scope and price are agreed in writing before work begins.
Work directly with Brent.
Licensed CPA · 10+ years in public accounting · Member, AICPA and MICPA
Brent has served legal clients throughout his career, at a boutique firm and at a large national accounting and advisory firm.
Brent Tucker is a CPA licensed in Michigan and serves clients in other states under applicable CPA mobility provisions.
More about BrentIndependence at a glance
48
law offices with paid employees in the 7 ZIP codes that serve Independence
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
79%
share of law offices with fewer than 5 employees
Source: derived by Tucker from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023
Tax offices for Independence law firms
City of Independence Regulated Industries Division (License Division)
City business tax and licenses.
111 E. Maple Ave., Independence, MO 64050
Phone (816) 325-7079
Jackson County Collection Department
County property tax collection.
415 E. 12th Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone (816) 881-3232
Missouri Department of Revenue, Taxation Division (business tax)
State tax and revenue agency.
301 West High St., Room 102, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone 573-751-5860
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Kansas City
Federal tax help in person.
30 W. Pershing Rd., Suite 600 (Union Station), Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone (816) 499-7740
Local taxes for an Independence law firm start with the City of Independence Regulated Industries Division (License Division), the city office. Property tax in Jackson County, Missouri, is collected by the Jackson County Collection Department.
The Missouri Department of Revenue, Taxation Division (business tax) holds the state listing, and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center - Kansas City is an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center.
Tucker CPA derived an estimate from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 that 79% of the law offices counted in those ZIP codes have fewer than 5 employees.
Solo attorneys and small law firms in Independence get current books and reports on the firm's earnings from Brent Tucker, CPA.
Source: each office's official website, checked October 16, 2026.
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Tell us a little about your business or situation, and Brent will reply personally. No office visit needed — meetings are by phone or video, wherever you’re based.
Call 888-762-4370 · Email brent@brenttuckercpa.com · Prefer to pick a time? Book a consultation online